Private and shared ski transfer services

Choosing a flight to Chambéry means you benefit from shorter, cheaper ski resort transfers to a multitude of top French ski areas, including Courchevel, La Plagne, Meribel, Val d’Isere and numerous others. Ski resorts near Chambéry airport can be reached by private airport transfer or, in many cases, by public transport.

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Public Bus Transfers

The public bus from Chambery airport serves all of the major resorts in the Tarentaise Valley.  Transfers by public bus usually involve changing at Moutiers, Aime or Bourg Saint Maurice.  The following resorts are served by the public bus (Altibus) from Chambery airport:

Brides Les Bains, Champagny, Courchevel, La Plagne, La Rosière, La Tania, Les Arcs, Les Menuires, Meribel, Pralognon, Sainte Foy, Tignes, Val d’Isère, Valmorel and Val Thorens.

Tickets for the public bus do not normally go on sale until the autumn when they are bookable online @ www.altibus.com.

Although there is no public bus service from Chambery airport to the Maurienne many of the resorts in the valley offer bus transfers on demand at very reasonable rates. Resorts that offer this service include but are not limited to Val Cenis, Valloire and Valmeinier. Consult your chosen resort's official website to find out more.

Train Transfers

Train is another option for economical onward travel.  Trains run from Chambery town centre to valley towns Moutiers, Aime, Bourg Saint Maurice and Modane. From these stations there are bus connections (Altibus) to various resorts:

Train Station Resorts with Bus Connections
Moutiers
Brides Les Bains, Champagny, Courchevel, La Tania, Les Menuires, Meribel, and Val Thorens
Aime
La Plagne
Bourg Saint Maurice
La Rosière, Les Arcs (bus or funicular for Les Arcs 1600), Sainte Foy, Tignes and Val d’Isère
Modane
Aussois, La Norma, Val Cenis, Valloire and Val Frejus

Chambéry town centre is a five to ten minute taxi ride from the airport - there’s no shuttle bus. A local taxi from the airport to the train station costs around 20euros. Train tickets are bookable online @ www.sncf.com.

For connecting bus details visit www.altibus.com. Bus schedules are not usually published until the autumn.

Private Airport Transfers

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The fastest method of getting from the airport to resort - other than helicopter - is a direct private transfer. Private transfers from Chambéry airport are bookable online with airport transfer specialist Transfer Intelligence. Transfer Intelligence quote competitive rates on all Chambéry transfer routes. So whether you're travelling to a world renowned resort, such as Val d'Isere or Courchevel, or to one of the hidden gems, like Valmorel or Champagny en Vanoise, contact www.transfer-intelligence.com.

Take a look at the time you could be saving on transfers by chosing a Snowjet flight to Chambery:

  Chambery Geneva
Alpe d'Huez 81 miles/1hr 50mins 131 miles/2hr 20mins
Courchevel 68 miles/1hr 30mins 118 miles/2hr 20mins
La Plagne 75 miles/1hr 40mins 125 miles/2hr 30mins
La Rosiere 81 miles/1hr 35mins 129 miles/2hr 30mins
Les Arcs 90 miles/1hr 40mins 140 miles/2hr 30mins
Les Deux Alpes 87 miles/1hr 55mins 137 miles/2hr 35mins
Meribel 64 miles/1hr 10mins 114 miles/2hrs
Sainte Foy 68 miles/1hr 25mins 130 miles/2hr 25mins
Tignes 88 miles/1hr 50mins 139 miles/2hr 40mins
Val d'Isere 89 miles/1hr 50mins 140 miles/2hr 40mins
Val Thorens 76 miles/1hr 40mins 126 miles/2hr 25mins
Chambery offers time saving of approx 1 hour compared with Geneva - Chambery is the closest airport to the slopes
Chambery offers time saving of approx 40 mins compared with Geneva